E30 Zone

guys i wanna find out the torque figures on some of the fast road cars out and about nowadays.. e.g what has a porsch boxster or 911 turbo have? nissan skyline r32/34.. i want to find out the rough torque figures for these type of cars and anymore that you may wish to add to the list...

318is 130lbs

just look in the back of a decent car mag like Evo dude, it's all there

535d = 400lbft plus

E39 M5 = 369lbft

E36 M3 = 258lbft

Anything with 200lbft plus is decent so long as its under 1500kgs.

200lb/ft from an N/A 4cyl

Not all bad

I'm assuming the 535 is after a remap cause they push out some serious torque after a remap

Two 1000nm engines:

Audi Q7 V12tdi - 738lb ft
Merc SL65AMG - 738lb ft

agent006 wrote:Two 1000nm engines:

Audi Q7 V12tdi - 738lb ft
Merc SL65AMG - 738lb ft

I wonder what the gearbox life will be like on these cars, all autos I believe

wow, some good torque figures there!! especially the 535d @ 400lbs.. im happy about the e36 m3 with only 258lb, im not far off them then!

Erel, an e36 m3 won't have nearly as flat a torque curve as yours does, despite having a higher peak. 237lb/ft spread out like that is pretty good

Cheers Toby, im just trying to find out what cars i should leave alone and which ones i can attempt to race without looking like a fool..

maxfield wrote: I'm assuming the 535 is after a remap cause they push out some serious torque after a remap

Nah...Its a Diesel......

May Fabia vRS has 229 lbft (Manufacturer figures).

But Autoexpress tested their long-termer at 237 lbft before they chipped it....

My last car, Skyline R32GTR, had 500bhp / 400lbft of torque on a single HKS T04R turbo, and was a complete beast to drive. Had no power below about 5000rpm and then ALL of it came in at once

It was complete rubbish to try and get down country lanes fast but omg was it good for scaring passengers

Yeah 535d figure is stock. 272bhp as well, yipes. They're fast but the Chief (my old man) prefered the 530d as you can get a propergearbox with it

Toby is spot on regarding the M3s torque figure. Trust me, they are pretty torquey for such high revvers (esp the 3.0) but good turbo install is like extra capacity - you get more over a broader range

My 330Ci pulled like a train, despite uber-long gearing (120mph was 4krpm in 6th). It had 221lbft and weighed in at over 1500kgs.

237lbft in a circa 1200kg E30 would make it a weapon - good work

My Nissan had 325ftlbs, pretty good for grin factor for passengers, that started to kick just before 3k so was there for a while too!

How come you wanna know mate? From what I've read your car is a beast, if you were to drag against any of the above mentioned you won't be as far behind as they would think an old BMW would be

I just dont like the word Behind !!!! bit of a soar loser! not that im looking to go out and cane my car all the time, but i'd love to see the look on peoples faces who drive cars such as scooby's if i could leavem behind... havent actually raced anyone yet apart from a Honda civic type R... he got thrashed !!..

2000ft/lbs, enough to drag a few e30s up a hill even with their brakes on
(or tow a landrover out of a muddy lake bottom and leave the wheels and axles behind!!)

Don't worry blingsta, you'll beat it to 60

My 2003 Jag XKR coupe, broken now though